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Caregiver Pay in New York
What caregivers earn in New York — the typical wage, the realistic pay bands, and how the state's metros compare.
Headline numbers
Typical hourly pay
$19.05/hras of May 2025
the median caregiver wage in New York
vs the national market
+10.7%as of May 2025
above the national typical wage of $17.21/hr
Caregivers employed
663,140as of May 2025
home health & personal care aides in New York
The pay bands
Entry-level
$17.77/hr
1 in 10 earn less than this
Lower band
$18.59/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn less
Typical
$19.05/hr
the middle of the market
Upper band
$21.05/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn more
Top-of-market
$22.45/hr
1 in 10 earn more than this
Metro by metro
| Elmira, NY | $17.74/hr | $16.69/hr – $18.91/hr | 750 |
| Ithaca, NY | $18.86/hr | $17.60/hr – $23.36/hr | 780 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $18.58/hr | $17.64/hr – $22.66/hr | 1,090 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $18.00/hr | $16.97/hr – $19.42/hr | 1,090 |
| Kingston, NY | $18.15/hr | $18.07/hr – $21.30/hr | 2,110 |
| Binghamton, NY | $18.37/hr | $17.19/hr – $22.50/hr | 2,690 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $18.10/hr | $17.32/hr – $21.70/hr | 5,090 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $18.28/hr | $17.80/hr – $21.68/hr | 5,110 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $17.99/hr | $16.60/hr – $21.84/hr | 6,170 |
| Syracuse, NY | $18.00/hr | $16.91/hr – $21.30/hr | 8,310 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $18.78/hr | $17.81/hr – $22.50/hr | 9,080 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $18.77/hr | $18.04/hr – $22.67/hr | 10,750 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $18.07/hr | $17.10/hr – $23.81/hr | 13,180 |
| Rochester, NY | $17.11/hr | $16.76/hr – $18.56/hr | 17,070 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $17.58/hr | $17.11/hr – $18.38/hr | 18,090 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $19.08/hr | $18.60/hr – $21.05/hr | 644,700 |
What New York agencies are advertising right now
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
HomecareHQ analysis$20.00/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $18.65/hr – $20.00/hr
from the 38 of 128 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 128 agency ads
- Health insurance64.1%
- Paid time off53.1%
- Flexible schedule39.8%
- Dental36.7%
- Vision32.0%
- Weekly pay22.7%
- Holiday pay18.0%
- 401(k)16.4%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 4.7%Referral bonus 3.9%
128 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 25.0% of ads are part-time roles
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
HomecareHQ analysis$20.00/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $20.00/hr – $21.09/hr
from the 86 of 151 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 151 agency ads
- Paid time off53.0%
- Flexible schedule45.0%
- Health insurance45.0%
- Weekly pay41.1%
- Holiday pay23.8%
- 401(k)18.5%
- Daily pay17.2%
- Dental15.9%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 4.6%Referral bonus 19.2%
151 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 15.8% of ads are part-time roles
Rochester, NY
HomecareHQ analysis$18.50/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
from the 19 of 73 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026small sampleBenefits mentioned · % of 73 agency ads
- Flexible schedule57.5%
- Health insurance53.4%
- Paid time off52.1%
- Vision15.1%
- Dental15.1%
- Mileage13.7%
- Weekly pay12.3%
- Holiday pay6.8%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 2.7%Referral bonus 13.7%
73 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 32.3% of ads are part-time roles
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